Cast
Mr. Woodhouse
Richert Easley
Richert Easley is happy to be returning to his favorite curmudgeon, Mr. Woodhouse, having played him previously at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He is a veteran of regional theatres throughout the U.S. including Studio Arena Theater, Stage West, Riverside Theatre and The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, to mention only a few. He has appeared on Broadway in Jack O'Brien's acclaimed revival of Porgy and Bess and, in a much younger and slimmer incarnation, the infamous Oh! Calcutta! He has made the requisite appearances on “Law & Order,” and his film appearances include the ahead-of-its-time Canadian film Outrageous. He remains an avid collector of American Dinnerware and 3D paraphernalia of the 50s.
Robert Martin
Adam Daveline
Adam Daveline has appeared in the Globe productions of The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, Amadeus and Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy and also appeared as Sir Toby Belch in the Globe/USD M.F.A. production of Twelfth Night. Some of his regional credits include Bruce in Finding Nemo – The Musical (Walt Disney Creative Entertainment), Javert in Les Misérables, David in Company, Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar, Carl in Bus Stop, Zoser in Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Adam in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Smudge in Forever Plaid and The Baker in Into the Woods. His film work includes Fire Creek (Lifesong Productions). His recordings include the concept albums of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Savior of the World. He has also performed as a featured soloist in Carnegie Hall with the National Alliance for Excellence in Art. Mr. Daveline received his B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Brigham Young University and his M.F.A. in Dramatic Arts from the University of San Diego/Old Globe. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
Miss Bates
Suzanne Grodner
Suzanne Grodner is so happy to be doing Jane Austen’s Emma at The Old Globe. Ms. Grodner created the role of Miss Bates at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto and has performed Jane Austen’s Emma at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals in New York. Her Broadway credits include Bye Bye Birdie (Roundabout Theatre Company) and The Rose Tattoo (Circle in the Square Theatre). Her Off Broadway credits include Sarah, Sarah (Manhattan Theatre Club), Cakewalk and Death Defying Acts (Variety Arts Center), Appelemando’s Dreams (Vineyard Theatre) and Waiting for the Parade (A.W.E.). She has appeared in the National and International Tours of The Phantom of the Opera and Brighton Beach Memoirs. She has appeared regionally in Wintertime (A Contemporary Theatre), Angels in America (Actors Theatre of Louisville), The Smell of the Kill and Much Ado About Nothing (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), I’m Not Rappaport (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Distracted, Twentieth Century, Living Out, The Fourth Wall and Into the Woods (TheatreWorks, Palo Alto), Enchanted April (Pioneer Theatre Company), The Plexiglass Slipper, Tartuffe and Broadway Bound (Asolo Repertory Theatre), The Sisters Rosensweig and The Importance of Being Earnest (Indiana Repertory Theatre), The Princess and the Pea (Shakespeare Santa Cruz), Lost in Yonkers and Backsliding in the Promised Land (Syracuse Stage) and Red Herring (Florida Stage), among others. Ms. Grodner’s television credits include “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Ed” and HBO’s “Hidden Signs.”
Mr. Elton
Brian Herndon
Brian Herndon is thrilled to be a part of Jane Austen's Emma in the next chapter of its journey! He originated the role of Mr. Elton in the very first staged reading in 2006 and has relished performing the show in Mountain View, Cincinnati, St. Louis and New York City. Mr. Herndon makes his Old Globe debut with Jane Austen's Emma and could not be more pleased. He makes his home in San Francisco and has performed all over the Bay Area. His favorite roles include Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors, Charlie in The Foreigner and Leo Bloom in The Producers. Next summer he will be performing as Iachimo in Cymbeline with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Herndon teaches stage combat and theatre at Solano College and Odyssey Middle School and is a proud member of Actors' Equity, the PlayGround Company and the Society of American Fight Directors. He holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.F.A. in Acting from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and is a graduate of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre.
Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Elton
Kelly Hutchinson
Kelly Hutchinson has appeared on Broadway in Desire Under the Elms, Major Barbara and Macbeth. Off Broadway she has appeared in Or (Women’s Project), The Voyage of the Carcass (Soho Playhouse), Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul (New York Theatre Workshop) and Romola and Nijinsky at (Primary Stages). Her regional credits include The Understudy (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Penelope of Ithaca (Hangar Theatre), How Shakespeare Won the West (Huntington Theatre Company), The Unmentionables (Yale Repertory Theatre, directed by Anna D. Shapiro), Touch(ed) (Pioneer Theatre Company), Rocket to the Moon (directed by Daniel Fish), Baltimore CENTERSTAGE, Barrington Stage Company, Indiana Repertory Theatre and others. On television Ms. Hutchinson has been seen on “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Hack” and “The Jury,” as well as a recurring role on “Strangers with Candy.” Her films include Catch Me If You Can, Slippery Slope, Hysterical Psycho and the upcoming The Sea Is All I Know with Melissa Leo. Ms. Hutchinson is a founding member of the theatre company Stage 13.
Harriet Smith
Dani Marcus
Dani Marcus is delighted to make her Old Globe debut. Her regional credits include Harriet Smith in Jane Austen’s Emma (TheatreWorks, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (San Jose Repertory Theatre), Beggar’s Holiday (Marin Theatre Company, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award) and The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) (Center REP Theatre). Ms. Marcus’ New York credits include the Drama Desk-nominated The Pirates of Penzance (The National Yiddish Theatre), River’s End (New York Musical Theatre Festival) and Civil War Voices (2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival). Ms. Marcus is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
Mr. Knightley
Adam Monley
Adam Monley is excited and grateful to be back at The Old Globe where he was last seen in Working. He has appeared on Broadway in the original cast of Mamma Mia!, and his National Tour credits include Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera and Mark Twain and Voice of Huck in Deaf West's production of Big River, also directed by Jeff Calhoun. He has appeared Off Broadway as Will Plenty in Fanny Hill (York Theatre Company) and Harley in A Gingerbread House (Playwrights Horizon). His regional credits include Paul in Carnival! (Goodspeed Musicals, directed by Darko Tresnjak), Curly in Oklahoma! and Romeo in Romeo and Bernadette (Paper Mill Playhouse) and Henrik in A Little Night Music (North Shore Music Theatre). Mr. Monley received a B.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music. Love and thanks to my family. For Sheila, of course.
Emma Woodhouse
Patti Murin
Patti Murin is honored to play the title role in such an incredible new work at this reputable theatre. Her favorite theatre experience so far is playing Euterpe and understudying Kira/Clio in Xanadu on Broadway. Her recent credits include playing Lysistrata Jones in Douglas Carter Beane's new musical, Give It Up! (Dallas Theater Center), Waverly in Next Thing You Know by Josh Salzman and Ryan Cunningham (Berkshire Theatre Festival) and Nicole in Band Geeks! (Goodspeed Musicals). Ms. Murin’s other favorite credits include Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Theatre of the Stars), every production of David Zippel's Princesses (Goodspeed Musicals and 5th Avenue Theatre), Amber in Hairspray (Cape Playhouse) and originating the role of Sharpay Evans in the premiere professional production of Disney's High School Musical (Theatre of the Stars, directed by Jeff Calhoun). Other than appearing on two episodes of "All My Children," Ms. Murin has not been on television, but she really likes to watch it. She holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. www.pattimurin.com.
Mrs. Weston
Amanda Naughton
Amanda Naughton has previously appeared at the Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy, Lost in Yonkers, The Women, The Constant Wife, Loves & Hours and Paramour. Her Broadway credits include Into the Woods (2002 revival) and The Secret Garden (also the National Tour, Jefferson Award nominee). She has appeared Off Broadway in Romance in Hard Times, Hundreds of Hats, 3 Postcards and Mr. President. Regionally she has been seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Chasing the Song (La Jolla Playhouse), A Little Night Music (at Goodspeed Musicals, LA Opera and South Coast Repertory!), Amour and O. Henry’s Lovers (Goodspeed Musicals), On the Town (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), Gypsy, Tartuffe, The Waves, Misalliance, Bedroom Farce and The Threepenny Opera (Hangar Theatre), Anything Goes, Hello, Dolly!, The Sound of Music, The Foreigner, Lend Me a Tenor, Steel Magnolias and Barefoot in the Park (Forestburgh Playhouse), The Royal Family (Caldwell Theatre Company), The Betrayal of Nora Blake (Cuillo Centre For The Arts), Another Kind of Hero (Walnut Street Theatre) and Edith Stein (Geva Theatre). Her television credits include the role of Betty Roberts on AMC’s original series “Remember WENN,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Payne” with John Larroquette and “Chappelle’s Show.” Her film credits include Mexico City and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which opens in December 2013.
Mr. Weston
Don Noble
Don Noble is thrilled to be at The Old Globe! He played Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! (National Tour) and has appeared Off Broadway in That Other Woman's Child and Perfect Crime. Recent regional credits include Dr. Winston in Cactus Flower, Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird and Gabriel Conroy in James Joyce's The Dead (Capital Repertory Theater). In Canada his many credits include Nicky Arnstein in Funny Girl, Lord Goring in An Ideal Husband, Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Reverend Morell in Candida, Captain Bluntschli in Arms and the Man and The Narrator in Blood Brothers, as well as The Long Weekend (Theatre Aquarius), Anne of Green Gables (Drayton Festival Theatre), The Last Resort (Stage West), Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Western Canada Theatre), Elizabeth Rex (Arts Club), The Tempest and Henry IV Part 1 (Bard on the Beach), A Christmas Carol (Carousel Theatre) and The Diary of Anne Frank (Chemainus Theatre Festival). Born in Scotland and raised in British Columbia, he now resides in New York.
Jane Fairfax
Allison Spratt Pearce
Allison Spratt Pearce (Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Grandma Who) was recently seen at The Old Globe as Phoebe in As You Like It, Ceres in The Tempest, Katherina in Amadeus and Jane in Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy. She also appeared in Globe/USD M.F.A. productions as Anna in Fathers and Sons and Viola in Twelfth Night. She was in the original Broadway and Off Broadway productions of Cry-Baby, Curtains and Good Vibrations and originated the role of Miss B. in Enter Laughing. Her favorite leading roles include My Fair Lady (Capital Repertory Theater), The Girl in the Frame (Goodspeed Musicals and Manhattan Theatre Club), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Flat Rock Playhouse), Cabaret (National Tour) and Grease! (European Tour). In film and television, she has appeared in The Smurfs, He Got Game, “NY-70” (NBC pilot), hosting on HSN and numerous national commercials. Mrs. Pearce can be seen in the national Lee Riders Jeans ads and Empire City Casino commercials. She received her B.F.A. in Music Theatre from Elon University and M.F.A from The Old Globe/USD in Drama. Mrs. Pearce is a coach for Musical Theatre College Auditions, which provides college audition preparation for musical theatre and acting programs. www.allisonsprattpearce.com.
Frank Churchill
Will Reynolds
Will Reynolds couldn’t be happier to be returning to The Old Globe after appearing last season as Frank Churchill in Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy. His New York credits include The Illusion by Tony Kushner (Signature Theatre Company) and George Bailey in A Wonderful Life (John W. Engeman Theater at Northport). His National Tours include Mamma Mia! He has appeared regionally as Huck Finn in Big River (Goodspeed Musicals), Jason in Ordinary Days (Adirondack Theatre Festival), the title role in Candide and Curly in Oklahoma! (Chicago Light Opera Works) and Gerald in A Woman of No Importance (Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre). He has also appeared in the film The Good Shepherd directed by Robert De Niro. As a writer, Mr. Reynolds was honored to be selected by ASCAP for the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, and his musical The Greenwood Tree, with text by Shakespeare, was featured in the New York Musical Theatre Festival and The Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage festival. He trained at Carnegie Mellon University. www.willreynoldsonline.com.
Team
Book, Music and Lyrics
Paul Gordon
Paul Gordon was nominated for a 2001 Tony Award for composing the music and lyrics to the Broadway musical Jane Eyre, directed by John Caird and Scott Schwartz. Mr. Gordon's musical, Emma, based on the novel by Jane Austen, premiered at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto in September 2007, breaking box office records. Emma went on to have successful runs at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Daddy Long Legs, written with John Caird, had its world premiere at Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, California in the fall of 2009 where it received seven Ovation nominations including Best Musical and Best Score. It has since gone on to play TheatreWorks, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Broad Stage, Northlight Theatre, La Mirada Theatre and Laguna Playhouse. His other works include Lucky Break, Death: The Musical, Being Ernest and Analogue and Vinyl. Mr. Gordon is currently working on Little Miss Scrooge, a contemporary retelling of the Dickens classic. Mr. Gordon won the 2007 Bay Area Critics Circle Award for his original script to Emma. He has written several number-one pop songs and is the recipient of nine ASCAP Awards. For more information please visit his website: paulgordonmusic.com.
Director and Choreographer
Jeff Calhoun
Jeff Calhoun is delighted to return to The Old Globe where he co-directed Himself and Nora with Joe Hardy. Mr. Calhoun directed the Broadway-bound production of Bonnie & Clyde at the Asolo Repertory Theatre following an award-winning run at La Jolla Playhouse (Craig Noel Awards for Outstanding New Musical and Outstanding Director of a Musical). He directed and choreographed the First National Tour of the stage musical adaptation of the hit Dolly Parton Film 9 to 5. Mr. Calhoun also directed the world premiere productions, domestic and international tours of Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage and Disney’s High School Musical 2: On Stage. He directed and choreographed the Deaf West Theatre production of Pippin at the Mark Taper Forum. Mr. Calhoun directed and choreographed the award-winning Deaf West Theatre production of Big River (Tony and Drama Desk nominations, Best Revival; Drama Desk nomination for Best Director of a Musical; Ovation and L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards for Direction and Choreography). Mr. Calhoun was a producer as well as director/choreographer for the Broadway production of Brooklyn the Musical and the director/choreographer of the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease! (Tony nomination, Best Choreography). He co-choreographed the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun (Tony Award, Best Revival). Mr. Calhoun’s Broadway directing debut was Tommy Tune Tonite!, and his collaboration with Mr. Tune led to the 1991 Tony for Best Choreography for the Will Rogers Follies. Mr. Calhoun is an Associate Artist at Ford’s Theatre.
Music Supervisor
Brad Haak
Brad Haak has served as music director and conductor for Mary Poppins, now in its fourth year on Broadway. Other Broadway credits include music direction and arrangements for Elton John's Lestat, music direction for Chance and Chemistry: A Centennial Celebration of Frank Loesser (featuring Sir Paul McCartney) and orchestrations for Children and Art , a75th birthday celebration for Stephen Sondheim. As music supervisor and orchestrator for Paul Gordon, he has supervised Jane Eyre in Tokyo, Japan, and Daddy Long Legs (currently playing regionally in the U.S.), as well as Lucky Break (based on Woody Allen’s The Front) and Little Miss Scrooge, both currently in development in New York. His other international credits include Honk! in Singapore and Manilla, Philippines. He served as assistant conductor for the First National Tour of The Lion King. His numerous regional credits include Gypsy (Muny in St. Louis), Children of Eden (Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C.) and Les Misérables (Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire, Jeff Award nomination for Music Direction). Mr. Haak is a graduate of Northwestern University and a native of Chicago.
Musical Director
Laura Bergquist
Laura Bergquist music directed the Globe’s production of Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy. She conducted the National Tours of The King and I, Titanic and Miss Saigon and is a frequent guest conductor in regional theatres and clinician in universities and churches. An ASCAP Awards recipient for composition, her personal catalog includes more than 60 works in print and several recordings. Her additional regional work includes Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Rubicon Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma, Music Theatre of Wichita, Arizona Theatre Company and Cleveland Play House, as well as New York Stage and Film, The Julliard School, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Midtown International Theatre Festival and National Alliance for Musical Theatre. She has been on the teaching faculties of Friends University and New York University at Playwrights Horizon. Her upcoming projects include Paul Gordon and John Caird’s Daddy Long Legs, directed by Caird in London, and Paul Gordon’s Jane Austen’s Emma, directed by Jeff Calhoun on Broadway. Ms. Bergquist resides in New York City with her husband, Joe.
Scenic Design
Tobin Ost
Tobin Ost has worked on the Broadway productions of The Philanthropist (costume and associate scenic design) and Brooklyn the Musical (costume and associate scenic design). His selected Off Broadway credits include Nightingale (scenic design, Manhattan Theatre Club), Grace (scenic design, MCC Theater), The Overwhelming (costume design and associate scenic design, Roundabout Theatre Company), Zanna, Don’t! (co-scenic and costume design), Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver (costume design) and Fighting Words (scenic design). His selected regional credits include Bonnie & Clyde (costume and scenic design, La Jolla Playhouse and Asolo Repertory Theatre), Pippin (Mark Taper Forum), The Civil War and Shenandoah (Ford’s Theatre), Nightingale (Mark Taper Forum and Hartford Stage), Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Kirk Douglas Theatre), Elegies (Barrington Stage Company), Himself and Nora (The Old Globe), Richard II and Romeo and Juliet (The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), Indoor/Outdoor (Portland Stage Company), Rice Boy (Yale Repertory Theatre) and Breaking Up is Hard to Do and 33 Variations (Capital Repertory Theater). Mr. Ost is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.
Costume Design
Denitsa Bliznakova
Denitsa Bliznakova is happy to return to The Old Globe where she has designed Anne Christie, Groundswell, Jane Austen’s Emma — A Musical Romantic Comedy, The Whipping Man, Opus and The Merry Wives of Windsor. She has upcoming productions at San Jose Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House and San Diego Opera. Her design work elsewhere includes productions at A Noise Within, New Repertory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival and others. Her previous work also includes touring shows for Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theater Program and projects for The Santa Fe Opera, San Diego Opera and “Law & Order.” Her design and stylist credits for other media include music videos for various artists and films. A Bulgarian-born costume designer, her academic background includes a B.F.A. in Fashion Design at the Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York and an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Brandeis University. Ms. Bliznakova is currently an Associate Professor at San Diego State University where she leads the M.F.A. Costume Design program. www.Denitsa.com.
Lighting Design
Michael T. Gilliam
Michael T. Gilliam has designed the Broadway productions of Brooklyn, Big River and Stand-Up Tragedy and the West End production of George Gershwin Alone. His Off Broadway credits include Striking 12, Blue, End of the World Party, Zooman and the Sign and Menopause: The Musical. His National Tours include Brooklyn, Big River and Guys and Dolls. He has worked regionally at Goodman Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Prince Music Theater, Denver Center, Arizona Theatre Company, Arena Stage, The Old Globe, Mark Taper Forum and Seattle Repertory Theatre. Gilliam has received Los Angeles Ovation Awards (for George Gershwin Alone), Drama-Logue Awards, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Garland Awards, Robby Awards and the 1999 Career Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.
Sound Design
David Patridge
David Patridge recently designed Robin and the 7 Hoods, Sammy and Ace at The Old Globe. His other sound design credits include Mentiras in Mexico City, Angels in America and Needfire in Toronto along with regional productions of Singin’ in the Rain, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Ace, Sweeney Todd and Miss Saigon. Credits as associate sound designer on Broadway include Come Fly Away, 9 to 5, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, Tarzan, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and In My Life. Over the past 10 years, Mr. Patridge has been responsible for multiple US and international productions of Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You and has worked for over 25 years as a mixer and production sound engineer.
Sound Design
John H. Shivers
John H. Shivers has sound designed the Broadway productions of 9 to 5 (for which he received a 2009 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Sound Design and a 2008/2009 Ovation Award nomination for Best Sound Design), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, In My Life, Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays and Julia Sweeney’s God Said “Ha!” He is also credited with associate sound design for the Broadway and worldwide productions of The Lion King, Mary Poppins, The Producers, Hairspray, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Titanic, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Big: The Musical, The Who’s Tommy, Guys and Dolls and The Buddy Holly Story. Other credits include the sound design for Leap of Faith, work with Savion Glover and extensive concert touring with Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach and Gregory Hines. Mr. Shivers is happy to return to The Old Globe where he has previously sound designed productions of Robin and the 7 Hoods, Sammy and Ace. He is married to singer/songwriter Catherine Porter with whom he has a gem of a daughter, Ruby.
Voice and Dialect Coach
Robert Barry Fleming
Robert Barry Fleming has served as vocal and dialect coach for The Old Globe productions of Sight Unseen and Whisper House. His other representative coaching credits include A View from the Bridge and Death of a Salesman (Arena Stage) and the La Jolla Playhouse productions of Ruined (Huntington Theatre Company and Berkeley Repertory Theatre co-production), The Adding Machine, Most Wanted, The Wiz and Bonnie & Clyde,also directed by Jeff Calhoun. Mr. Fleming, a Bay Area Critics Circle Award-winning director, will helm the upcoming productions of Stick Fly for Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company and Blues in the Night for Center REP Theatre.
Stage Manager
Thomas J. Gates
Thomas J. Gates is very pleased to be working once again with Jeff Calhoun. His Broadway credits include Finian’s Rainbow, Hairspray, High Fidelity, Brooklyn the Musical and Noises Off. His tours include White Christmas (Boston), Chicago, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Brooklyn the Musical and Grease. Off Broadway he has stage managed The Screwtape Letters, Departure Lounge, Hamlet, Guardians, The Normal Heart, The Exonerated and The Irish…and How They Got That Way. His regional credits include Radio Girl (Goodspeed Musicals) and Hairspray (Paper Mill Playhouse). Mr. Gates is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
Assistant Stage Manager
Erin Gioia Albrecht
Erin Gioia Albrecht previously worked on the Globe productions of Dividing the Estate, August: Osage County, Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, The Madness of George III, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, Cyrano de Bergerac, Twelfth Night, Coriolanus, Working and Bell, Book and Candle. Her regional credits include Hands on a Hardbody, Milk Like Sugar, Creditors, The Third Story and No Child… (La Jolla Playhouse). Her New York credits include The Third Story (MCC Theater), Marvin’s Room (T. Schreiber Studio), The Great American Desert (78th Street Theatre Lab) and The Chekhov Dreams (Manhattan Theatre Source). Ms. Albrecht obtained her M.F.A. in Stage Management from UC San Diego.
